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The Holocaust Educational Trust works with schools, colleges and communities across the UK to educate about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance.

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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, marking over 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember the 6 million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. As survivors grow fewer and antisemitism rises, today is more vital than ever.

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We're hiring a Research and Production Officer to help develop Testimony 360, our innovative digital programme that uses interactive Holocaust survivor testimony and virtual reality in UK classrooms. Find out more and apply: https://t.co/pVyzaKqJl7

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In April 1943, former Ajax footballer Eddy Hamel was murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. For decades, the story of Ajax’s first Jewish player remained largely forgotten. Today, memorials in Amsterdam help ensure that he and his family’s story is remembered.

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Today, on Holocaust survivor Steven Frank BEM's 91st birthday, listen to him explain why he decided to share his powerful testimony with students across the country.

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Holocaust survivor Steven Frank BEM turns 91 today! Please send him your best wishes!

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On this day in 1944, Soviet forces liberated Majdanek concentration camp.

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We're hiring for a Support Officer to help deliver our flagship Lessons from Auschwitz Project, supporting the behind-the-scenes organisation of visits, seminars and events, and helping ensure the programme runs smoothly throughout the year.

Find out more and apply: https://t.co/e6oOrSpMMY

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This week, we were delighted to be joined by 23 members of our Next Generation Network for our summer event.

Attendees participated in challenging workshops delivered by Alex Maws MBE from AJR and the Trust’s Senior Historical Advisor Martin Winstone, engaged in thoughtful discussions and spent valuable time together as a community of dedicated and passionate speakers.

We’re incredibly grateful to the Next Generation speakers who commit their time and energy to sharing their parents’ testimonies across the country, ensuring their legacies live on for generations to come. Next Generation voices play a crucial role in our mission, and we look forward to continuing to nurture and expand this invaluable programme.

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On this day in 1290, King Edward I signed the Edict of Expulsion, ordering all Jews to leave England by November that year.

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Today in 1942, German authorities began the mass deportation of Dutch Jews to killing centres and concentration camps in Germany and German-occupied Poland. Of the more than 100,000 who were deported, only around 5,000 survived the Holocaust.

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Eight years ago. One of those amazing moments at school.
Rudi died just a couple of months later, but his testimony continues.

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More coverage of our fantastic Ambassador Conference which took place last week: https://t.co/D6wrswcbpW

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After a year in which antisemitism has continued to rise, culminating in two terrorist attacks and arson attacks targeting synagogues and Jewish charities, this additional Government funding to protect Jewish communities is hugely welcome.

Security measures alone, however, cannot address the root causes of antisemitism. At the Holocaust Educational Trust, we remain committed to educating the next generation about where this hatred can lead, ensuring that the lessons of the Holocaust are never forgotten.

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Breaking: Government announces major £250m funding commitment to help protect Britain’s Jews https://t.co/vnrpkEHRLd

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Today is the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. We join @SrebrenicaUK
in remembering the thousands of people murdered.

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"If you can save one single life, go ahead and do it."

Holocaust survivor Agnes Mandl Adachi recalls the rescue efforts of Raoul Wallenberg, whose Schutz-Pass. and safe houses helped save thousands of Hungarian Jews in 1944.

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'We are the way to keep the memory alive and stop it from happening again'

Coverage in the @JewishNewsUK of our Ambassador Conference, which took place on Monday: https://t.co/s8dxkaWAhA

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Working under diplomatic cover, Wallenberg and representatives of other neutral countries issued thousands of protective passes to Hungarian Jews and established a network of safe houses across the city.

When the fascist Arrow Cross regime resumed the persecution of Budapest's Jews later that year, Wallenberg repeatedly intervened to secure the release of those facing deportation or forced marches, often putting himself at considerable personal risk.

By the time Budapest was liberated in 1945, more than 100,000 Jews remained in the city, many of them surviving due to the efforts of Wallenberg and his colleagues.

Wallenberg disappeared after being detained by Soviet authorities in January 1945.

The circumstances of his death remain unknown.

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On this day in 1944, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest and joined one of the most remarkable rescue efforts of the Holocaust.

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Today is Holocaust survivor Marianne Summerfield BEM's 88th birthday! Please #sendhersomelove!

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'The point of being an Ambassador is to take on the legacy of the Holocaust and ensure that we don't forget. We must speak up, stand alongside others and challenge antisemitism, hatred and prejudice.’

Thank you every who attended AmCon 2026.

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What a brilliant and inspiring day our Ambassador Conference was. Thank you to everybody who took part yesterday.